Re: A modern DBA is mentored by a database.
From: joel garry <joel-garry_at_home.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 09:53:31 -0700 (PDT)
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On Sep 3, 2:47 am, Mladen Gogala <gogala.mla..._at_bogus.email.invalid> wrote:
> Na Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:44:35 -0700, stevedhow..._at_gmail.com napisao:
>
> > I love Oracle database software, but if they don't change stuff really
> > fast, I honestly think they will go the way of any number of also-rans
> > in about ten to 15 years (if that long).
>
> My sentiments, exactly. The company that I am working for just started a
> pilot project of moving one office application to PostgreSQL. If that
> ends well, there will be more to come.
>
> --http://mgogala.freehos.com
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 09:53:31 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <cd3f2769-def6-4b40-8508-4b513f5d84dd_at_f20g2000prn.googlegroups.com>
On Sep 3, 2:47 am, Mladen Gogala <gogala.mla..._at_bogus.email.invalid> wrote:
> Na Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:44:35 -0700, stevedhow..._at_gmail.com napisao:
>
> > I love Oracle database software, but if they don't change stuff really
> > fast, I honestly think they will go the way of any number of also-rans
> > in about ten to 15 years (if that long).
>
> My sentiments, exactly. The company that I am working for just started a
> pilot project of moving one office application to PostgreSQL. If that
> ends well, there will be more to come.
>
> --http://mgogala.freehos.com
I have a feeling Larry understands this, having long ago said apps are the future growth, and having bought Sun with it's baggage, I mean, open software, which is not just java. I'm sure he also understands that there is great economic profitability in maturing technology, such as $47.5K US per processor. I'm sure he also enjoys shooting at other people's feet and making them dance.
I don't think CIO's, much less DBA's, have much influence in spending money to strategically change companies technological direction these days. Specific situations maybe, but overall, these is dustbowl days.
jg
-- _at_home.com is bogus. Except gummint contractors. New contracts logjam? http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/sep/03/saic-gains-revenue-earnings-2nd-quarter/?uniontrib But they tend to already have Oracle site licenses.Received on Thu Sep 03 2009 - 11:53:31 CDT